Stats NZ and Transparency International NZ (TINZ) have been invited to join the pilot cohort of the international Open Government Partnership (OGP) Leaders Network. Sanjay Pradhan,…
After 10 years dedicated service, data.govt.nz is undergoing a transformation to ensure it’s got the right resources to build data management know-how as New Zealand heads into its digital future.
The Government Chief Data Steward role supports the use of data as a resource across government to help deliver better services to New Zealanders. It’s held by the Chief Executive of Stats NZ Mark Sowden.
The New Zealand Open Data Meetups, despite COVID-19 lockdown, were able to safely gather and talk about experiences, data frustrations and ideas to help in these unusual times.
Learn about the decisions you need to make before creating a data dictionary and the tools that might help. Explore examples of data dictionaries published by…
The toolkit provides access to guidance, resources, and tools to help people and organisations to steward data effectively.
The following articles are from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation's May 2025 newsletter. The newsletter comes out quarterly, full of news, commentary, opinion, and education.
There is growing realisation around the world of the value in carrying out data inventories as a key foundational step to a well-managed data infrastructure and…
We need your feedback - when looking for relevant data, what extra information would help? The draft government data register may give you some ideas.
Government agencies can publish and update their datasets on the data.govt.nz catalogue by applying for a publisher account.